Scarecrow Boat
· ·Burt Macklin, FBIIs there a good watch forum where people do trades?
eBay is your best option.
Is there a good watch forum where people do trades?
Is there a good watch forum where people do trades?
This is a perfect example of the disposable mentality so rampant with everything these days, even with a classic and well made SMP classic.
I wish we can go back several decades where there was a maintenance and fix-everything approach to most things.
I am not trolling - if it doesn’t work it’s just a brick, imo. Waiting 26 weeks and spending $700 for a $1,500 watch seems exhausting. I may throw it up on FB yardsale or eBay ask a few hundred for it or throw it in with a trade. I would like to get a Rolex Polar or Submariner and now just might be the time to do it.
I think you can get this serviced for less than $700... I wouldn’t go to omega on something like this but rather a trustworthy independent place.
Regardless, if it’s not bringing you joy, sell it on and someone will happily take on the project.
I would look for a similar watch in quartz which will probably be a better option for you, and likely you can pay cash for one with the proceeds of this watch sale.
I think you can get this serviced for less than $700... I wouldn’t go to omega on something like this but rather a trustworthy independent place.
Regardless, if it’s not bringing you joy, sell it on and someone will happily take on the project.
I would look for a similar watch in quartz which will probably be a better option for you, and likely you can pay cash for one with the proceeds of this watch sale.
Yeah, if no parts are needed, I think my watchmaker might charge between $300-$500 for servicing something like this.
In part, I do get what the OP is saying. I'm sure many of us have had pieces that we don't care to service. That's just when you put something up for sale or trade.
But I'm nostalgic. If I'd been wearing a watch for years, I'd have trouble unloading it unless it was prohibitively expensive to service.
Yeah, but quartz watches need to have the stinkin' batteries replaced, and solar watches need the dang sun! ; )